A fireman is seen tending to a fire in karachi in this file photo. -File Photo

KARACHI: Goods worth millions of rupees were reduced to ashes when a fire erupted in roadside cabins set up near Hyderi Market in Karachi's North Nazimabad area early on Monday, DawnNews reported.

The fire brigade was called after a fire was reported to have started in  makeshift stalls setup by the local administration near Hyderi Market in North Nazimabad early in Monday.

The fire-tenders reached the site and successfully brought the fire under control.

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